St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-13

- just - happy Is ca oe.
Besides. he feels quite proud today
With all his long clothes put away,
And dressed SO fine! And then, you know.
We praise the boy, and love him %!
His grandmamma must zee him sooas
We all will 20 this afternoon,
And take the pet and stay for -
And what not there viii be:
Al FIRST, perhaps, she may not know
The baby, he has dwindled 50;
But let her guess. and do NOT say
That mother shortened him to-day.
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STORY TOLD sv A HEN.
Wonderful EGEs, and How TAsy HalpeA -
Celebrate the Fourth.
The only time was really free from
all care was when was an egg. That
was because l did not know much.
But must say. though I'm not a bit
proud or stuck up. that it was greatly
to my credit that DECIDED to be ,
Plymouth Rock. when I might have
been common. everyday sort Of barn.
yard fowl, or even horrid. vulgar tur-
key. or, worse than all, . ridiculous
goose. An egg can not be too careful
about such matters. II breed isn't
every thing. it is a good deal.
1t was . wonderful day. can tell
you. when i opened first . window.
and then . door. in my shell, and
stepped out. had no idea there was
SO much to see. but since then have
travelled extensively; il l haven't seen
every thing. l have seen most every
thing.
: Before l 20 any further I want to tell
you that. of all the funny things in
Henland, the funniest Of all is . boy
and the most dreadful. l don't know
what boys were made for. but / sup
pose there must be some reason for it.
There are some good points about
them. though; I'll admit this. because
l would not Intentionally do injustice
even to . boy. For instance. when they
feed US. as they sometimes do-when
they don't forget it But believe they
would rather peg" stones and things
at us. for they very rarely forgot to do
that-when there is NO one watching
them.
The most exciting adventure Of my
life was with boy, and that was what
Istarted to tell you about. His name
was Fritz-what ridiculous names boys
do have! but one becomes used to that
after awhile-and he lives in the large
white hen-house. with green blinds.
which is only . short walk from my
own cozy coop.
One day Fritz and his father were
visiting my coop It seems odd that
such big things - boys should have
bigger things that are their fathers;
but the boys know the most-I found
that out by hearing Fritz say 90. Boys
and their fathers say such queer things.
too! On the day speak Of Fritz said:
"Pa, haven't got . single cent for
the Fourth. Won't you please let me
have . couple II dollars to buy fro
works and snap-crackers?"
That's too much to waste on noise
and burnt fingers" said his father.
Then gimme dollar. won't you.
please?''
mo. but I'll tell you what I will do.
You may have all the eggs Madam
Mayfiower"-that's my name-'.lays
from now until the Fourth. She's good
for an egg day. and the money ysu'n
get for what she will lay in six weeks
will make disturbance enough"
IAN right pa" said Fritz II know
her eggs, and I'll see that mono Of them
get away"
My eggs. il l do say it, arc not hard
70 distinguish from common eggs-
they are so much larger. smoother
and whittier. and moro stylish in every
way.
After Fritz's father had gone. Frits
said to me:
"Now. old Mayblossom. you Just
want to 60 in for all you're worth. An
egg day is the contract and you'll
keep it. too. if there is . spark Of pa
triotism in your speckled breast, for
all my Fourth Of July fun must come
out of you. See here. Madam?''
With that he took . round. red thing
out Of his pocket, and . little stick Of
wood that made . funny noise. and,
after holding them together . minute,
he threw the round. rcd tAing down in
front of me.
''Therer' he said. you've got to
hatch out my fire-crackers. and there's
. sample copy for you to work byr"
l didn't understand ut all what he
meant thought it was . new kind Of
. red worm, and Twas just about to get
. good taste of it when-sissle! !-BANo!
1t went making the swfulest noise
you ever heard. I was stunned and
blinded for a moment and thought I
would never hear or go again. Then
l gave . cry and Aew up on the fence.
Fritz just stood there and laughed 1t
my fright till l thought be. too. would
burst up in . noise and small pieces
like the red worm that he called fro
cracker. After be had got 20 he could
speak again. and - - was going oa.
he said:
.Just remember thas every egg yoa
lay. Dame Partlett, will have whole |
bunch of fire-crackers like that in it!'
Perhaps you can imagine what . |
state Of mind I was in. Could It be |
possible that my eGgs woeld contain
such dreadful things - thatp But
had 10 lay. and take Tie shanceA Al
though Sor TIE first SeW days ] cut and